Trevor Daley had a goal and an assist, Kari Lehtonen recorded his fifth shutout of the season, and the Stars clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Dallas on Friday night.

St. Louis, outshot 40-22, dropped a fifth straight game for the first time since February 2013. The slide has jeopardized the playoff-bound Blues' shot at the top seed in the Western Conference.

Dallas' victory eliminated Phoenix in the race for the West's final playoff spot and kept the Stars from having to worry about a potential win-or-go-home game at Phoenix on Sunday.

Capitals 4, Blackhawks 0:

Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 51st goal to help host Washington win its fourth straight. ... Jay Beagle had his first career two-goal game. ... Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves in his first shutout since being acquired from St. Louis.

Hurricanes 2, Red Wings 1:

Cam Ward made 28 saves, and Carolina won a regular-season game in Detroit for the first time since Nov. 14, 1989, when the franchise was the Hartford Whalers.

Lightning 3, Blue Jackets 2:

Kristers Gudlevskis made 36 saves to win his NHL debut and Eric Brewer scored two goals as host Tampa Bay took a one-point lead over Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division.

Islanders 3, Devils 2:

Jets 5, Flames 3:

Paul Postma scored the tie-breaking goal at 9:16 of the third period for visiting Winnipeg.

Briefly:

Brendan Shanahan was hired as the Maple Leafs' president and alternate governor. He had been the NHL's director of player safety since 2011. Shanahan played 1,524 career NHL games in 21 years and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last year. ... Oilers forward Ryan Smyth, 38, is retiring after the Oilers' home game Saturday against Vancouver. He has 386 goals and 456 assists in 1,269 regular-season games in 18 NHL seasons. . ... Blue Jackets forward Nathan Horton had surgery to repair an abdominal injury and will be sidelined for approximately six weeks. ... Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau won the Hobey Baker Award as the top Division I college hockey player, and signed with the Flames.